►On the drawing board

♪ new works for solo bass trombone/piano accompaniment:
Mamba Dance, Sweet Lullaby (also for cello), Hyper 1 [audio samples coming soon]

♪ Concerto for Bass Trombone and Wind Ensemble, new for 2008
(The Concerto is published through Gold Branch Music, Inc. A piano accompaniment version is also available).

♪ new publication of book of 10 duets for tenor trombone & bass trombone coming in 2008 through Warwick

♪ 2 original compositions, Scenes for Bass Trombone and Furiant, have been put onto the Trinity Guildhall Exam syllabus for grades 6 & 8 bass trombone exams for 2007. After the Associated Board Exams these are the most important graded exams in the UK (and also in many other places). For more details go here

♪ new work for Eastern Trombone Workshop in Washington, DC to premiere next March 2009

"One of the few bass trombone pieces (Trilogy) worth stealing to play on tuba."
DAVID ZERKEL (PROFESSOR OF TUBA, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF MUSIC)

"There's so much junk out there, it's a pleasure to have these two (Trilogy & Song For Rachel) treasures."
JIM BERMANN (FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, FLORIDA GRAND OPERA, MIAMI CITY BALLET, PALM BEACH POPS)

Thomas Streeter - Illinois Wesleyan University (originally commissioned)
Dennis Bubert - Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Steve Norrell - New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Chris Matten - US Air Force Band, Washington, DC
Karl Johnson - US Marine Band, Washington, DC
Jack Schatz - New York Studio Musician
Jonathan Warburton - Freelance Soloist, England
Jim Bermann - Florida Atlantic University, Florida Grand Opera, Miami City Ballet
Randy Campora - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Don Waldrop - former LA Studio Musician / Bob Florence Band
Paul Pollard - Hong Kong Symphony
Matthew Guilford - National Symphony Orchestra
Murray Crewe - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Flight Of Fancy DYJACD-1
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Doncaster Jazz Orchestra
John Ellis, Director
Featuring Starscape which won the 1996 BBC Big Band Competition

'DJO's 'Flight of Fancy' is nothing short of
sensational from start to finish. This is some of the finest big-band music you're likely to hear anywhere."
JACK BOWERS (JAZZ NEWS USA)

"The sound of the band is wonderful and the solo playing is highly skilled. A truly remarkable album!"
BENNY GREEN (BBC RADIO 2 BROADCASTER)

"Without exception I can recommend this profoundly musical jazz-packed disc as being one of the prime essentials for the enhancement of anybody's album collection - superb!"
KEN RATTENBURY (CRESCENDO & JAZZ MAGAZINE)

Notes on the Program
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The Beat Goes On, by Tom Dossett surveys the development of the modern drum set by both narrative and musical means, featuring The United States Air Force Band and the amazing talents of Steve Gadd. Tom Dossett has expertly woven diverse musical styles into a work featuring small combos, big-band, and unified full concert band. The piece is divided into five sections, each covering a general stylistic period in drum set evolution: pre-1900, military influences/Ragtime and early Jazz, Swing/Be-Bop/Latin influences, progressive and modern Jazz, and Rock and Fusion (featuring Gadd's personal influences).

Meeting a musical hero
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Tom Dossett of Fredericksburg, Virginia, arranged and orchestrated some of Henry Mancini's legendary scores, including "The Great Race March" and "The Swing March" for a February 1992 concert at Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C. Dossett called the experience of working with Mancini, one of his musical heroes, "A tremendous highlight of my career." Dossett also has written for country music artist Lee Greenwood, arranging six of Greenwood's greatest all-time hits to be used for tours of major cities.

Publications, Performances, and Exhibitions
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Tom Dossett, class of '74, wrote Trilogy for Bass Trombone, a commissioned work for Illinois Wesleyan Professor of Music Thomas Streeter. The piece was performed at the Nassau-Suffolk Festival by acclaimed bass trombonist Jack Schatz in May, and has previously been performed by some of the nation's premier trombonists, including Steve Norrell of the New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chris Matten of the U.S. Air Force Band, and Streeter. As a composer/arranger/songwriter and conductor, Dossett has worked with dozens of A-list entertainers, including Bobby McFerrin, Lee Greenwood, and Roger Miller. He was also senior writer for the U.S. Air Force Band.

Remembering the Glenn Miller AAF Orchestra
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With authenticity the goal, our show will be as it was performed in the 1940's with Air Force musicians performing original Glenn Miller music in period "pinks and greens" uniforms...this historic production will be taken directly to communities throughout the country in a special nationwide community relations tour. It will then be presented in New York City's famed Carnegie Hall...(and) in Boston as part of the city's Independence Day Celebration...

The Reviews
I looked over the "Jazz from the Summit" teaching aids and they look great. The improv ideas are sound, and I think everyone publishing educational jazz should include the written scales for soloing as you do. - JAMEY AEBERSOLD

...The charts themselves are refreshing...In summary, instructional jazz band charts at this level of instruction, like this series, are invaluable to the future of jazz education in the public schools. - DR. JOHN KUZMICH, Editor, Jazz Educators Journal